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cold-water flat

/ˈkəʊld ˈwɔːtə flæt/

翻译: 指没有集中供暖和热水供应的旧式公寓,常见于老建筑中,尤其在纽约。现因现代管道标准提高而很少使用。

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/ˈkəʊld ˈwɔːtə flæt/C1informalamerican已废弃
  • zh指没有集中供暖和热水供应的旧式公寓,常见于老建筑中,尤其在纽约。现因现代管道标准提高而很少使用。

A historical term for an apartment or flat that lacks central heating and hot running water, common in older buildings, particularly in New York City. The phrase is now rarely used as modern plumbing standards have made such conditions uncommon.

  1. Basic apartment without hot waterB2formalbritish

    A type of apartment, typically in older buildings, that does not have a hot water supply or central heating.

    zh无热水公寓

    • In the 19th century, many workers lived in cold-water flats.
    • The rent was cheap because it was a cold-water flat.
    • He moved out of the cold-water flat into a modern apartment.